Tom Brady gets new tight end target as Kyle Rudolph signs with Bucs

Rob Gronkowski, who has been by means of thick and skinny with Brady for a 10 years, retired for the second time this year. He formerly retired forward of the 2019 time but was coaxed out of retirement by Brady to chase a further ring collectively in Tampa Bay.

Speculation has remained that Gronk will arrive out of retirement yet again if Brady asks but signing Rudolph could make that a little bit a lot less possible.

Gronkowski has normally been a lot more of a obtaining menace than Rudolph, so it’s not always a like-for-like substitute. Nevertheless, Rudolph had 840 yards and seven touchdowns with the Vikings in 2016. He was a Professional Bowler in 2012 and 2017.

He parted means with Minnesota right after the 2020 year, signing a just one-12 months offer with the Giants. In 13 starts off and 16 appearances, the 32-calendar year-aged experienced 26 catches for 257 yards and just one landing.

Teaming up with Brady could give Rudolph to demonstrate he nonetheless has juice still left in the tank. The quarterback has a way of getting that out of persons.

It currently seems like Brady and Rudolph are acquiring pleasurable with each other. In accordance to Schefter, Rudolph “chose to participate in in Tampa irrespective of the truth that former Michigan QB Tom Brady explained to his new tight end that he can’t be his initially read for the reason that he went to Notre Dame.”